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Florian Sprenger is a Professor for Virtual Humanities at the Ruhr University Bochum, where he leads the Virtual Humanities Lab. He has held academic positions at Goethe University Frankfurt (Junior Professor for Media Cultural Studies), Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Research Associate), and Stanford University (Visiting Scholar). His research bridges media studies, philosophy, and digital cultures.
- Education: Master of Arts in Media Studies and Philosophy (Ruhr University Bochum, 2007), Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and Philosophy (Ruhr University Bochum, 2005).
His research focuses on interdisciplinary intersections of media theory, virtual humanities, and science-technology studies, emphasizing communication problems in sociotechnical systems. He is actively engaged in teaching, offering courses like Künstliches Leben (Artificial Life) and Was ist denn nun ein Medium? (What Is a Medium?).
As head of the Virtual Humanities Lab, he fosters collaborative research on media historiographies, digital infrastructures, and cultural representations of technology. His doctoral supervision and mentorship of junior researchers reflect his commitment to academic training.
